You may go to the recovery room (PACU – Post Anesthesia Care Unit) directly from the operating room. Your surgeon may contact your family at this time and talk with them about your surgery.
If you will be going home on the same day that you had your procedure, you will be taken back to the unit to which you were first admitted. Your family may meet you there. You will be discharged from this unit.
If you do not go home that day, your surgeon will arrange for you to be admitted to the hospital for an overnight stay.
If a hospital admission is planned, you will be taken from the surgery area to your assigned hospital room. Your personal belongings will be transferred with you to this room.
Your surgeon will give you discharge instructions before you leave the hospital. If you have any questions or problems after you leave the hospital, please contact your physician immediately.
Step 11: Let us know how you are doing...
We randomly sample our Outpatient Surgery patients by sending out surveys and asking for their input. We look forward to your feedback, and we appreciate the time you take to share your thoughts and suggestions with us.
